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noun
- 1. a small arthropod animal that has six legs and generally one or two pairs of wings: "insect pests"
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a type of small animal with six legs, a body divided into three parts, and often two pairs of wings, for example, an ant, beetle, or butterfly. (Definition of insect from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Examples of insect. insect.
The meaning of INSECT is any of a class (Insecta) of arthropods (such as bugs or bees) with well-defined head, thorax, and abdomen, only three pairs of legs, and typically one or two pairs of wings. How to use insect in a sentence.
noun. 1. any of a large class (Insecta) of small arthropod animals characterized, in the adult state, by division of the body into head, thorax, and abdomen, three pairs of legs on the thorax, and, usually, two pairs of membranous wings, including beetles, bees, flies, wasps, and mosquitoes. 2.
a small creature with six legs, for example a bee or a fly. Examples. a winged insect. insect bites. The smell repels insects. Chimpanzees spend most of the day foraging for fruit, leaves, and insects. Spiders prey on flies and other small insects. (Definition of insect from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
Toggle Ecology subsection. Toggle Relationship to humans subsection. Insect. Appearance. For other uses, see Insect (disambiguation). Insects live in a world of motion. This leaf-footed bug climbs wind blown grass and flies off. Insects (from Latin insectum) are hexapod invertebrates of the class Insecta.
Jul 2, 2024 · insect, (class Insecta or Hexapoda), any member of the largest class of the phylum Arthropoda, which is itself the largest of the animal phyla. Insects have segmented bodies, jointed legs, and external skeletons ( exoskeletons ).
An insect is commonly called a bug. Flies, bees, and wasps are all insects. Insects are the tiny marvels of the natural world. From industrious ants to dazzling butterflies, these miniature critters come in all shapes, sizes, and colors, each with its own special role in ecosystems worldwide.
noun. any small air-breathing arthropod of the class Insecta, having a body divided into head, thorax, and abdomen, three pairs of legs, and (in most species) two pairs of wings. Insects comprise about five sixths of all known animal species, with a total of over one million named species entomic.
insect. noun. /ˈɪnsekt/. /ˈɪnsekt/. any small creature with six legs and a body divided into three parts. Insects usually also have wings. Ants, bees and flies are all insects. Most birds spend most of the day eating insects.
INSECT meaning: 1 : a small animal that has six legs and a body formed of three parts and that may have wings often used before another noun; 2 : an animal (such as a spider) that is similar to an insect.
